Hangar 10

This movie was terrible. I love a good alien flick, and this new "found footage" styling has its merits, but only when done well. This movie was neither entertaining or exciting. There were a couple of almost moments; however, it was mostly just a lot of waiting around for something to happen. There's a plot, but it's weak. There's an underlying element of alien spookiness, but it never really gets played out well. From the home camera footage to the lack of any real story within the plot to the overly anti-climatic ending, I basically kept thinking to myself it was like watching the travesty of the Blair Witch Project all over again. Except only with the hint of alien flair.

I had read somewhere Hangar 10 had something to do with Severance (the excellent Brit comedy/horror) therefore I was expecting the same director, or writer perhaps, I think I was wrong. First off the acting isn't too bad and the story line is not entirely off point. Too much time most certainly is spent in the woods however and a meandering atmosphere soon sets in. It's obvious the found footage style is here to stay however a real drawback in this movie was the extent of it and the implementation - I really had enough of it. To the point it detracted from the movie unfortunately, and this movie does gain momentum towards the end so that was quite a shame. You'd have to be a real hardcore Sci-Fi fan and not mind headache inducing camera work to enjoy, which is a shame as I think the ingredients were there for an enjoyable movie but did not make it for me. As a comparison Probability of girlfriend enjoying District 9- 100% Hangar 10- 0%.

Ufo incident they say ... well another title of the movie. Rendlesham or something. I didn't even research if this is based even losely/remotely on an actual event. Then again, since we now have been told that there have been some unidentified flying objects ... I mean who am I to discredit this, right? Still does not make this movie any good.

Nor the idea of going Found Footage. It is not just too late when it comes to the even itself (why would anyone go there now), but also the "genre" this pics to die on ... and dying it does (no pun inteneded). Not probing to find puns ... they're just there ...

This movie had some things going for it. I think the actors are strong. The special effects, especially at the end, are really good. Also, I like alien found footage movies. They are a little more unique than the supernatural found footage.

The problem is the writing. The dialogue is simplistic. As a result, it is hard to figure out what is going on for most of the second and third acts. This movie has a major problem with character motivation as well. The question of why the characters are there, why they are filming, and why they don't give up just haunt the viewer throughout.

I rented this on Amazon, where it is listed under the alternative title of "The Rendlesham UFO Incident". The synopsis, as presented on Amazon's Fire TV, is rather limited and so I took this to be a new Rendlesham documentary. The movie is listed as having the release date of "2015" to add to the confusion.

Of course, I found out within a couple of minutes that this drivel could not be further from a documentary and is the kind of found footage nonsense that gives serious UFO research a bad name. Do yourself a favour and poke yourself in the face with sharp needles for a couple of hours - this will be a more rewarding experience.